Example sentences of "he take [pers pn] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Well he takes them to the post office
2 He takes me into the hospitality room and pours me a drink .
3 He takes her to the theatre . ’
4 HAMLET , with his doublet all unbraced , no hat upon his head , his stockings fouled , ungartered and down-gyred to his ankle , pale as his shirt , his knees knocking each other … and with a look so piteous , he takes her by the wrist and holds her hard , then he goes to the length of his arm , and with his other hand over his brow , falls to such perusal of her face as he would draw it …
5 I had to , Richard had taken the car , he takes it in the morning , but
6 In doing this , he takes us over the ground first , telling us what to expect , what to look for , so that when the hurricane does hit it hits us harder :
7 Not only does he take us to the site but he drives straight through the crowd , lights blazing , to the backstage area .
8 He did not qualify him for income support , he supported him on to the back of his ass , he took him to the inn .
9 In the spring he took him to the house in Normandy .
10 To Finlayson 's surprise , he took him by the elbow and steered him , quite gently , to the door .
11 When Gebrec approached , he took him by the arm and murmured something which Melissa took to be a mild reproof .
12 It er er he pleated the he the halter into the tail of the leading horse and he took them down the road in a string like a train .
13 Their glasses were empty and he took them to the bar for a refill .
14 He took them into the room where people usually waited for the trains — but now there was a carpet on the floor , and flowers above the pictures on the walls .
15 What , cast the poor remains into the Severn when he took them from the grave ? ’
16 He took her to the balustrade .
17 He took her to the exit slowly
18 He was almost in tears when he took her to the station , and when he said his farewells his reedy voice was quite unsteady .
19 He took her to the airport nurse , who could find nothing wrong with her but agreed that she might be suffering from jet lag and needed only to rest .
20 He took her to the foot of the elaborately draped four-poster and opened an iron-banded chest .
21 Afterwards he took her to the entrance of the Priors Park Estate , where he released her .
22 So he took her down the hill again .
23 He took her into the sitting room , which Daisy was comforted to see was absolute hell — far too much eau-de-Nil and yellow and ghastly paintings of polo matches interspersed with some excellent watercolours .
24 He tapped her on the shoulder-Excuse me — and when she turned he took her by the wrist and round the waist , holding her close , whisking her on to the floor .
25 ‘ She met some guy in there that day , some guy she used to go with , and he must 've said something because the next thing anyone knew , she was screaming at him , Pete was in the bar the morning after , he said the window was all over the floor , apparently she 'd thrown an ashtray at the guy and it had missed and taken the whole window out instead , and when he took her by the arm and tried to calm her down , she shook him off and ran out of the bar , right out in the street , and like I said , it was the bottom of a hill and there was a truck coming — ‘
26 He took her by the arm then and Robyn found herself half running , half stumbling behind .
27 He took her by the arm , in a grip that was firm and inescapable , and Robyn felt the sudden shock of awareness , as the undeniable strength of his body pressed close for a moment against her own .
28 He took me across the lake in a boat to his house .
29 He took me into the office and gave me a chair .
30 ‘ When he took me into the lead I did n't want to be there that soon — so many horses have been caught after being clear , ’ he said .
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